Each week you will work towards the completion of your Capstone Final Project. During Week One, you will complete the following tasks and submit them as your Initial Proposal. In Week Two, you will further expand on this outline and submit it as a paragraph outline. REQUIRED ELEMENTS Topic and rationale Thesis Statement Outline Preliminary reference list Remember your topic is something that reflects your areas of study(Interdisciplinary Studies). Submit this assignment as ONE word document with a clear heading above each section of the assignment: Rationale, Thesis Statement, Outline, Preliminary Reference List Rationale is a brief statement of the purpose for your paper. Like a blueprint or plan, it should provide the methodology and goals for the paper. It should include the following: PURPOSE: What do you hope achieve with this paper? What are your goals? BACKGROUND: What relevant experience, studies or research do you have with the topic? How does it relate to your areas of study? SIGNIFICANCE: Why is this topic worthy? What do you hope to learn from this experience? What new perspective will you bring? RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION: How will you conduct your research and what sources will you use? Thesis Statement Compose a single sentence, including the topic, argument and three supporting claims. Outline An outline is a way to focus and organize the writing that you will do. Without a plan, you may find yourself wandering from the main topic. The outline delivers the ability to organize your thoughts and the paper’s format. There are several forms of outlines, but for this assignment, you will complete a sentence outline. Each bullet ( a, b, c) should be a sentence. Note: “b” requires possible research/source use. In Week Two you will expand this to a paragraph outline to help you complete your final written Capstone. Preliminary Reference List For this assignment, you need to identify three sources for consideration of your topic development. Your sources may change but for this purpose include at least one source in each of the body paragraphs and a full reference after the conclusion..